to be sure punk was a tow million dollars prize from a gold so it's not merely her turn then the princess in bangkok rather some photos one called dream which will burn coal so if it sells until a ground bone cold comes the city coach will bring cold grim friends who told them cool clothes and some even called a role in the review. on the good stuff the protesters take control of most of libya as the country slides towards collapse. as a levy in crisis triggers oil price hikes and threatens to derail global economic recovery there is concern in the u.s. over how it will affect the situation of how. the u.k. is under fire for the court decision to extradite julian assange to sweden which experts say expose the hypocrisy of a justice system that provides asylum to a number of suspected war criminals and terrorists but the basic tradition of soil is that anybody can come here provided huge. provided by got lots of money.

and as the final story for the first race of the twenty fourteen winter olympics as a winning mascot for the sochi games is due to be announced later. in the russian capital you're watching artsy with me marina joshing welcome to the program the watch area and the arab world continues as the leading army is once again reported to have fired live rounds after tasks in tripoli forces loyal to longtime leader colonel gadhafi are said to have lost control over most of the country's territory and some fear it could descend into complete chaos peter all over our correspondent in the region has the latest. forces are needed a few protesters have rested power away from us to control away from gadhafi of

most of libya they are in control of the majority of the country starting out in the in the east of the nation in benghazi that's where they have a main stronghold they've spread that influence across the country leaving really only tripoli the capital in the hands of the loyalists now there are those gadhafi loyalists that have been firing protestors and its civilians using live rounds also mercenaries in the capital who have been using violence against these people who want to get out of power now the son of colonel gadhafi saif has said in a television broadcast that he and his father will not leave tripoli a life they will not leave libya a little i while they were alive so would be his that they have been trying to make a final stand as it were against these these protesters who want to see kind of the south to step down now tripoli at the moment is ringed by tanks there are there are soldiers on the streets there now the soldiers have been told have been warned by

the united kingdom today that if they don't defect from gadhafi they could face was crimes charges are also hearing from a former u.s. diplomats that the country is the sending into chaos gadhafi has made sure that no there is no other power source the army is not power all the army is not a force for stability it was a very small middle class very few were educated people very early in egypt so we're looking at a prospect of water chaos in libya we were going to leave here and in egypt and that's a very fearful thing if it continues to get worse and worse and there's so wardrobes not just a few thousand but tens of thousands of people were killed. we're looking at the completeness integration of the country well if the country does completely collapse then the big question comes up what now. next for libya could look at the is was no we means a friend of the west in the past few years he had developed relations with

countries united states and countries in the e.u. however he was stable and if he is toppled what comes in his place could it be a rather radical islamic state could we see something else there could be see another dictator or a military dictator take place to get again so really if colonel gadhafi is removed from power a lot of questions arise about the future of libya the united states imposed sanctions on colonel gadhafi and his family and other libyan officials now it's being condemned by the international community however that condemnation is being criticized in some circles is coming far too late and it's only words or spawn of people over there political journalist and meanwhile told r.t. the west is advocating the spread of democracy across the region to control the politics of the arab world. western style democracy in its current state is far from what i would consider to be something that we should want it any of these

countries i think i think if there's going to be democracy it should be democracy with a real change and a change that reflects democracy that actually benefits the people today's democracy is nothing more than a mainstream control mechanism through which the vast majority of the public who do not think are emotionally engaged in in situations that they don't even really realize what it is that they're voting for or approving and if you think that democracy which is supposedly what the u.s. is out there pushing and driving home for these people who need so much the philosophy of what they've developed and put together in in the in the u.s. for example take a look at what it what they're doing i mean building bases in hundreds of over one hundred different countries and you know basically putting at the end of a gun the word democracy and shoving it down their throats to me this is not democracy this is abuse this is nothing more than a system that is doomed to failure and as long as central banks continue to stand side by side in a democratic system like we have printing endless amounts of money which is devalued by good ol you and by the minute we're not going to have anything more

here than chaos that is used to mask that evaluation process and hopefully distract people from the overall fraud that's been perpetrated on western societies if that's democracy who want it there and want to stand there are a former deputy editor of the greatest newspaper in the path thinks that the armies of linnaeus neighbors could intervene to oust gadhafi. if you just stay there and if the pulitzer continues if the days turn into weeks i do think there is a case where it's forceful that we might look to some of its neighbors to see if. it's mainly the police of the us if you use just hold off in this season where people think he has. a conclusion to this with egypt an army be almost seen as people who carry a pivotal role in getting rid of mubarak and they would be treated i think if they came in to try and get rid of gadhafi there is

a possibility that we would be seen as a very very friendly force to come into such a general you know also have your say about the situation in libya and the fact that we'll have for the region our web site r.t. dot com in our line poll we're asking who could benefit from the riots in the arab world and these have been the results of the voting so far for thirty two percent of our viewers believe that our people themselves stand to gain wealth as they could be rewarded with democracy twenty six percent think that oil exporters will be the main beneficiaries equal number fourteen percent say arms or the producers and islamic radicals were profit from the chaos and now they're fourteen percent say that the media is benefiting the online voting is ongoing and you can have your say on the issue at any time by logging on to our website r.t. dot com. turmoil in libya has sparked fears of oil prices jumping to new highs affecting the global cost of everything from transport to food with prices per barrel of reaching

a peak of one hundred nineteen dollars in the past few days while producers and consumers are warning of dire consequences if revolt spread further in the region are going to soften explains how the problem is playing out in the u.s. . three little letters. could have dire consequences on any economy and here in the united states or oil is sometimes also accompanied by three big words to it. and with those three words you got yourself a politically entrenched powerhouse will drill new wells are sure it will drill. drill baby drill and drill. and the crisis in the middle east has only inflamed it so what we have now are soaring gas prices and fears of a relapse in the already weak economic recovery and on the heels of the unrest crude is heading for the biggest weekly increase in two years and when oil prices

soar the price of food also skyrockets and so a vicious cycle begins for many americans a reality that is once again it rallied the base and its spokespeople but perhaps for the wrong reasons i whenever there's a crisis either here at home or abroad it's usually exploited politically by the government or the media it loves to hate khadafi is now threatening to burn up the oil fields experts are predicting a worst case scenario of two hundred twenty dollars a barrel if that happens i don't believe that this this particular interruption of oil supplies will last very long so if you're trying to tie drilling offshore with what's happening in libya i think it's a bit of a stretch a stretch that some are all too willing to make the oil fields are on fire and we have no backup plan. well he has lifted the moratorium in the gulf for drilling oil thanks to cass sunstein no new permits have been issued but permits and backup

plans aside what's really going to happen in an already ravaged economy where we see this in the middle east. and this in our very own midwest. so the last thing you need is people who are. in the worst economic shape are the first ones to get hit by gas prices and this will cause a lot of discomfort to a lot of people who don't need this bad news bad news recently echoed by vladimir putin russia's prime minister said that the end rests in libya has driven crude prices beyond fair market levels in danger in the global economy but here are concerns of violence spreading to other oil producing nations in the region have been overshadowed and instead of asking how americans will cope with this are asking the question that never gets answered but at the same time seems to never get old who are our friends and who are our enemies for our tea dina kosofsky

editor of foreign policy magazine stephen believes that oil prices will reach their peak if you have a rest in libya spreads to other countries in the region. markets have been calm down over the last twenty four hours saudi arabia has gone around and quietly assured everyone we not only can add more volumes to the market but we have added these would be following a different that would create a situation in which prices would really skyrocket in another country right on line so you lost a million barrels a day it is offline from libya if algeria which is also having trouble if it goes offline that would bring saudi arabia right to have capacity to to substitute for the ali and then you would see i'm not sure two hundred twenty i think that's probably an animist trying to get headline but maybe one hundred fifty that that

which is still pretty high. situation in the middle east has prompted others around the world to speak out against their government's policies and the u.s. is no exception with thousands in one northern state protesting against benefits cuts later this hour the resident asks people on the streets of the big apple how they feel about those on ordinary incomes paying for the mistakes of others. were for the type of coverage. we it would not be either of these things either the middle east things or the things going on with the states would be quite as you see or do you think that people in the middle class are responsible at all for where the economy is that right now no it's wall street. julian assange is preparing to appeal along the court's ruling that he can be

extradited to sweden over weight allegations that were leaks founder of the charges are baseless and if handed over he believes he won't face a fair trial article or m.f. reports now and why britain's agreed to extradite a songe while granting safe haven to those wanted on far more serious charges. wiki leaks founder julian assange learns the court has ordered his extradition to sweden to face questions over rape allegations and he's got some interesting questions of his own why is it. that i am subject to. unknown probably three activists who were three hundred and sixty thousand dollars bail. why is it that i am kept. under electronic house arrest. when i have not even been charged in any country he's not the only one asking not particularly as the british government has

a history of granting asylum to some fairly controversial characters recently the immigration minister admitted one hundred thirty nine suspected war criminals have been given the right to settle in britain permanently that thought to include former henchmen of saddam hussein an afghan official who tortured prisoners and rwandan genocide perpetrators are basic tradition relating to asylum is that anybody can come here provided they are loaded provided i've got lots of money we will let the men because we want them in with their money and therefore it's not particularly the russian magnets and all the dogs are welcome here out of shakes. and i have a jew because criminal record as it were of torture yet they were allowed to swan around london and knightsbridge bayswater where ever since the second world war the u.k. seen only two successful convictions for war crimes and despite recent retrospective

laws that allow suspects to be brought to justice in this country according to anti torture campaigners redress so far nothing's been done people like that should be investigated by the u.k. police authorities. and if the is fashion evidence found for prosecution. that should be prosecuted in the you know we always are bringing these people to account these suspects but it seems very little is being done the list of the rich and powerful on interpol's wanted list resident in the u.k. is long and around forty people wanted by russia alone and living here in two thousand and three alleged chechen terrorists. was granted political refuge the same year asylum was granted to russian tycoon buddies but is not be convicted of embezzlement in russia big shows here the hypocrisy of the british courts. he is quite clearly been involved in the math here over the years all sorts of very

serious offenses which you may actually quite literally equate with terrorism and yet he is not being extradited and yet we see here what appears to be anyway a trumped up charge of rape which hasn't actually even come to charges in sweden this certainly does appear to show political interference in the court system here in britain and total hypocrisy from the british justice system while julian our sons' looks to be cast from the safe harbor of the u.k. into choppy waters it's unlikely he'll think from trace just yet he may not have millions in the bank to buy himself out of trouble so he'll just have to hate his friends in high places have influence and start his defense team has vowed to now take his case to the highest courts in the land in the hope of preventing his extradition meanwhile some of the world's nastiest people suspected torture is terrorists and war criminals remain at large in the u.k. under the protection of the state your average r.t.

. so i have for you later this hour here in our mind over matter u.s. army yesterday reports a lot of its units used psychological tricks on its own politicians often war funding. plus the future face of the next winter or when. next find out why the mascot for the twenty four team games hosts of by the southern russian city of sochi might look like in a few minutes time. in the u.s. there is growing anger over the size of the tax burden the middle classes being forced to shoulder it's quickly coming to a head as tans of thousands have been protesting in one northern state over plans to cut worker benefits this week the president asks new yorkers how they feel when they are asked to make sacrifices that the super rich don't have to. people across the u.s.

are protesting proposed legislation intended to slash benefits for the middle class i think really protesting the fact that every day people are being asked to make sacrifices while wall streeters continue to profit even more this week let's talk about bad i'm a member of the middle class and we say. we work for the office and first we work for our so let's think. do you think that people in the middle class are responsible at all for where the economy is that right now you know it's wall street and bush so why isn't wall street paying more why aren't they being asked to contribute more to health plans because the government would prefer to buy their pay or muffin and bailing out the upper class probably pays ninety percent of the taxes or more in new york city and new york state it's probably the same thing in wisconsin i don't know the numbers but i think everybody's. paying to keep the government moving so why are there isn't one

riles up that if it if it seems like so clear cut to you why is everyone so in a fit right now where people don't want to give up. what they've got were it not for the news coverage and or the social media and i'm not saying it's bad but were it not for the that type of coverage. we it would not be neither of these things either the middle east things or the things going on with the states would be quite aside as they are no matter who you think should be paying for the distressed economy the bottom line is that if you ask the middle class to relinquish benefits it's only fair to ask the base of the upper class as well. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan is ordering an investigation into claims that an army unit on the ground was using psychological manipulation on visiting saggers to get more money and troops for the war three port was published in rolling stone magazine

which says the practice is illegal as can only be used against hostile foreign groups not americans are his military contributors says this shows that the truth about the campaign has long been hidden from the public. and the dirt and play these latest revelations about the psyops scandal in afghanistan regarding the american leadership back in washington d.c. has also revealed their hypocrisy regarding their public coverage of the american occupation in afghanistan despite the fact that half a year ago this psychological operations has been rebranded into the military information support operations in essence the whole american global information or to be precise this information campaign remains the say that is the most important. and the reported hard over these growling and

unfolding drama regarding the american general unauthorized psychological operations against its political and military leadership back in washington d.c. . they can be one of the biggest stars in sochi is running fourteen winter olympics russians will be voting later to choose one of ten candidates to become the tournaments mascot and during ivan watson reports the competition is intense. and olympic race but no medals up for grabs it's the search for a mascot and these children while the snow little part to be the symbol which sums up the world they were allowed to decorate the statue in one of the city's parks to show their support for a species under threat but he is a strong as animal is a wall they want this animal to go this is because it's a very special animal the only force from the earlier parts living in forty's

wildlife reserve but drawings of these animals have appeared in dozens of entries in the national contest to find the mascot for the two thousand and fourteen winter games in southern russia the election of the olympic mascot started with hundreds of ideas and you can see some of these drawings here in sochi olympic information center eventually it really came down to the stop turn rate here these are the methods that made it into the finals and one of the entries are two beers it's normally a board for the frost and the mayor of sochi is personal favorite of golf and on skis special hotline was set up and sought to to answer all kinds of questions about the two thousand and fourteen winter games and right now markets are one of the hottest topics. our colors are people from all walks of life and many of them are locals who would like to support their citizen rules one of the mascots for instance represents the black sea the snow and the mountains can be the issue the

real boarders another couple of candidates reflect the famous russian stereotype with gears roman for making the final shortlist it brings back fond memories of misha the beer the mascot for the nine hundred eighty moscow olympics remains an icon and russia but its creator you could choose to go. says it wasn't easy for misha to become allergic you know so i had a call from the organizing committee they said your brain has just been approved by the central committee of the communist party so imagine how scared the poor creature was passing not just for this time is up to the public to decide on the mascot although the cup term will select a place special jury consisting of celebrity sponsor for new or some politicians the winner will be chosen by the people of russia during a televised. search. of radio live coverage of how the vote goes six pm g.m.t. on saturday evening and remember you can always visit our website r.t. dot com for the latest on the twenty fourteen sochi winter olympics. and we're

bringing you special interviews with the mascot candidates and watch the bowling pins practice their team dance find out about father frost dust in the spare time. and plus those that didn't quite make it made zoid a satirical story frog his mascot aspirations didn't cry breed to the standards. of the. belzec a look at some other stories from around the world and the front desk tells the earthquake in new zealand has risen to one hundred forty five for this many as two hundred still missing rescuers warned that the chance of finding any more survivors under the rubble are slim emergency services in christchurch are working to restore

power and clean water to the city police are also on high alert and there's reports of looting and two hundred australian officers have been said to help maintain order earthquake was using yawns deadliest natural disaster in eight years. at least twenty thousand people have been caught. as a passenger tossed plunged into a one hundred eighty meter deep ravine was traveling from a city in the andes to calcutta limit police say the bus was overtaking at a band of when the driver lost control more than thirty people were injured in the accident. the drive for modernization of russia is adding a mansome to efforts to improve the country's investment climate but can moscow become a global financial center or is a do you want to remain a regional economy but all of our guests are discussing this in our new show on the money which is coming your way later today. if you look at the world you see how many financial global financial centers do we need three to maybe one to cover each

time zone so that there is always one working i mean there's a lot of competition to become a global financial center and i think that the way of saying that we have no regulation would would not be the approach that russia is going to take in order to increase in significance. particular to crease in significance as a global financial summit i'd like to be able to reply but i did say that i agree with you that no regulation i mean look at the congolese origin or whatever other more it's obviously it's local issues bit and she's been much it's if they can they will complete one third but i think that the new year americans and brits are going to notice and comment because france you know and i know that moved from a lot in singapore and she's right singapore has become a christian capital of the world is this right you should that's not because of personal tax regulation because the hedge fund managers who are making huge amounts of money don't want to pay fifty percent plus taxes in new york or london.

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